Weydon Road
Weydon Road is the club O gauge layout, with the track plan designed using Templot software. It was started in 2003, and is now nearing completion, but still needs working signals, some modifications to improve performance and the odd extra detail.
Weydon Road is a fictitious location somewhere on the border of the GWR and SR. The livery of most of the stock on the layout fixes the timescale as late 1930s. However, we do run the occasional special train and loco e.g. a steam railmotor.
The layout is run to a sequence of up to 48 moves from the fiddle yards at each end of the layout.
- Trains are driven from one end to the other with station and goods yard stops as defined in the sequence.
- Once half of the sequence is completed the fiddle yard turntables (8 feet long) are rotated to allow the trains to be ready for the second half.
The layout has many planning and design advantages.
- To make Weydon Road easy to transport, the boards are light and each can be carried by 2 people. They are complete with support legs, backscene, and end rail protectors so nothing can be left back at the clubroom.
- The complete layout has similar interlocks to the prototype. Setting the correct signals and points connects the controllers to the right track. Trains cannot run if an incorrect signal or point is set.
- This may seem complicated, but the sequence cards give the instructions to the signalman. Even the inexperienced can run the trains correctly. In fact, it is usually the experienced operators who get it wrong.
We have attempted to produce a layout that allows a broad spread of rolling stock and a high standard of modelling to generate interest from anyone willing to get involved. It has appeared in the Railway Modeller, October 2005 issue.
Recent Pictures of Weydon Road, as of Spring 2008
An early test of Weydon Road in full exhibition format, with integral lighting.
Information for exhibition managers
- Scale = 7mm Finescale
- Area = GWR/ SR post-war
- # of operators = 6 - 8
- Layout Size = 48' x 2' 6"
- Tables = 2 required for stock (exhibition to provide)
- Total plan area = 50' x 6'
- Transport = 35 cwt Luton van + two cars
- Electrical = 1 x 13 A socket for layout and lights
- PAT test = Tested annually
Future exhibition outings
Previous outings
| Nottingham |
Mar 2008 |
| Abingdon |
Mar 2008 |
| Basingstoke |
Mar 2007 |
| Tolworth |
Nov 2005 |
| F&DMRC |
Oct 2005 |
Contact us to enquire about availability
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